Future Minds: the Rise of Intelligence From the Big Bang to the End of the Universe by Richard Yonck

In this book, Future Minds, Richard Yonck challenges our assumptions about intelligence — what it is, how it came to exist, and its place in the development of life on Earth and possibly throughout the cosmos. Taking a Big History perspective — over the 14 billion years from the Big Bang to the present and … Continue reading Future Minds: the Rise of Intelligence From the Big Bang to the End of the Universe by Richard Yonck

We Have Not Touched the Deeper Causes of Our Troubles David Bohm

For both the rich and the poor, life is dominated by an ever-growing current of problems, most of which seem to have no real and lasting solution. Clearly, we have not touched the deeper causes of our troubles. It is the main point of this book that the ultimate source of all these problems is in thought itself, the very thing of which our … | David Bohm Continue reading We Have Not Touched the Deeper Causes of Our Troubles David Bohm

The Empathic Civilization: the Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis Jeremy Rifkin (2010)

In this book The Empathic Civilization, Jeremy Rifkin tells the story of the extension of human empathy from the rise of the first great theological civilizations, to the ideological age that dominated the 18th and 19th centuries, the psychological era that characterized much of the 20th century and the emerging dramaturgical period of the 21st … Continue reading The Empathic Civilization: the Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis Jeremy Rifkin (2010)

Beyond Knowledge: How Technology Is Driving an Age of Consciousness by William E. Halal (2021)

The Knowledge Age of the past two decades is passing today as the digital revolution and artificial intelligence replace knowledge work. William Halal’s study of social evolution explains how this marks the passage to a new frontier beyond poorly understood knowledge — an “Age of Consciousness” is here. But more pandemics, climate change, gross inequality, … Continue reading Beyond Knowledge: How Technology Is Driving an Age of Consciousness by William E. Halal (2021)

What Is Global Consciousness? Consciousness, collective consciousness, higher consciousness, and global consciousness

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   February 15, 2022, 11:53. In his book Beyond Knowledge – How technology is driving an age of consciousness, Bill Halal predicts the Age of Consciousness — an age where our collective global consciousness reaches a level where it starts to impact the world significantly for the better. An era that, at least for now, I am more inclined … Continue reading What Is Global Consciousness? Consciousness, collective consciousness, higher consciousness, and global consciousness

Henry Kissinger and Artificial Intelligence We are moving into a new period of human consciousness

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   March 3, 2022, 10:40. I wasn’t aware Henry Kissinger (United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford) was still alive. At 98 years old, he seems to be still going strong. This Time article Henry Kissinger’s Last Crusade: Stopping Dangerous AI is interesting. … Continue reading Henry Kissinger and Artificial Intelligence We are moving into a new period of human consciousness

We Are Moving Into a New Period of Human Consciousness Henry Kissinger

We are moving into a new period of human consciousness which we don’t yet fully understand. When we say a new period of human consciousness, we mean that the perception of the world will be different, at least as different as between the age of enlightenment and the medieval period, when the Western world moved from a religious perception of the … | Henry Kissinger Continue reading We Are Moving Into a New Period of Human Consciousness Henry Kissinger

We Each Perceive Things Differently Nora Bateson, Tim Keanini

We each perceive things differently | Clip from An Ecology Of Mind directed by Nora Bateson Posts where this video is embedded Actor-network Theory (ANT) Actor-Network Theory Artificial and Natural Intelligence Exploring the essential difference between natural and artificial forms of intelligence Chatbots as Critical Thinking Partners Stimulating critical thinking is one of the most powerful application of … Continue reading We Each Perceive Things Differently Nora Bateson, Tim Keanini

Technologies Are Not Mere Exterior Aids Walter Ong

Technologies are not mere exterior aids but also interior transformations of consciousness and never more than when they affect the word. Credit: Walter Ong Comment: This quote suggests that technologies, especially those related to language and communication, don’t just serve as external tools but fundamentally shape human consciousness and perception from within. It highlights how … Continue reading Technologies Are Not Mere Exterior Aids Walter Ong

The Nature of Consciousness The mystery of the mind

Conversational Chemistry The Relationship Between Consciousness and Intelligence ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Human consciousness has long puzzled philosophers and scientists. The hard problem of consciousness grapples with explaining how subjective experiences arise from physical … Continue reading The Nature of Consciousness The mystery of the mind

The Relationship Between Consciousness and Intelligence ** Both concepts are multifaceted and the relationship is not well understood

The Nature of Consciousness Understanding 4E Cognition Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The relationship between consciousness and intelligence is complex and not fully understood. Here’s a breakdown of their relationship: Definitions Overlap Consciousness and intelligence are … Continue reading The Relationship Between Consciousness and Intelligence ** Both concepts are multifaceted and the relationship is not well understood

Interbrain Synchrony When neural activities align between people during social interactions

Mirror Neurons Mirror Neurons and Interbrain Synchrony Enhancing Conversation ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Interbrain synchrony occurs when neural activities align between people during social interactions. Understanding this phenomenon can improve communication, teamwork, and learning. … Continue reading Interbrain Synchrony When neural activities align between people during social interactions